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our susan candiotti joins us from new york. susan? >> reporter: hi, miguel. you know, with so many advances in fire safety, these disasters should be easier to prevent. here in the u.s., it's been nearly a decade since the last nightclub fire that caused mass casualties. in 2003, 100 people died at the station nightclub in west warwick, rhode island, where the band great white was performing. pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing material. smoke filled the room. in 1990, it killed 87 people. authorities said the bronx club was operating illegally, two years after it was ordered closed because of safety violations. in 1977, fire at the beverly hills supper club in southgate, kentucky, killed 165 people. among 2,400 waiting for entertainer john davidson to perform, which believed to be an electrical fire went undetected at first. there were no fire detectors or sprinklers. at the time, they weren't required. the deadliest nightclub blaze happened in 1942 at the coconut grove club in boston. 492 people were killed. the cause of the blaze, to this day, remains unkno
our susan candiotti joins us from new york. susan? >> reporter: hi, miguel. you know, with so many advances in fire safety, these disasters should be easier to prevent. here in the u.s., it's been nearly a decade since the last nightclub fire that caused mass casualties. in 2003, 100 people died at the station nightclub in west warwick, rhode island, where the band great white was performing. pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing material. smoke filled the room. in 1990, it killed 87 people....
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national correspondent susan candiotti joins me from steubenville, ohio. what's the latest this hour? >> reporter: hi, marty. there's a big protest going on on the steps of the jefferson county courthouse. police estimate around 300 people or so. this is not the first time people have been staging protests. their main beef, as they see it, many of these people here, they're coming here for different causes. some are calling for justice for jane doe, the alleged victim in this case. many other people here are not happy with the way they feel investigators have been looking at this case. they don't think some of them that police have done a thorough job of investigating it. they allege that there has been a cover-up. now, authorities and the city insist that there has been no cover-up, that they are doing a thorough investigation and that the people that have been charged will have justice done at a trial coming up next month. but there are a lot of people here on both sides. they're staging a noisy protest here. and many of them feel that the city hasn't do
national correspondent susan candiotti joins me from steubenville, ohio. what's the latest this hour? >> reporter: hi, marty. there's a big protest going on on the steps of the jefferson county courthouse. police estimate around 300 people or so. this is not the first time people have been staging protests. their main beef, as they see it, many of these people here, they're coming here for different causes. some are calling for justice for jane doe, the alleged victim in this case. many...
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cnn national correspondent susan candiotti has been covering this case. susan. >> john, the charges are horrific. a 16-year-old girl allegedly rape ed by two high school football players during end of the summer parties in the small eastern ohio town of steubenville. there are reports the girl was drunk and possibly unconscious, and now two special prosecutors appointed by ohio's attorney general, mike dewine, are just over a month away from drying at least two teenagers or rape charges. but what makes this case stand out even more is talk about the alleged attack last august has been playing itself out through social media. even ohio's chief law enforcement officer says this case might never have come together a decade ago. that's because police in part found out about the alleged rape by piecing together outrageous tweets, a cell phone photo that claims to show the girl at the center of the alleged attack being carried, seemingly limp, by her arms and legs. and at least one online video that shows young people callously laughing about it. >> what if tha
cnn national correspondent susan candiotti has been covering this case. susan. >> john, the charges are horrific. a 16-year-old girl allegedly rape ed by two high school football players during end of the summer parties in the small eastern ohio town of steubenville. there are reports the girl was drunk and possibly unconscious, and now two special prosecutors appointed by ohio's attorney general, mike dewine, are just over a month away from drying at least two teenagers or rape charges....
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susan candiotti has been following the story. do we even know who his captors are? >> carol, it's not clear exactly who is holding bob levinson captive or exactly where he is and his family is getting more and more worried with each passing day. they decided to release these disturbing photos they received more than a year and a half ago because they are anxious and frustrated that not enough is being done to free mr. levinson. not enough progress after nearly six years. the photos were steent to a famy friend when they were unsuccessfully mailed, in fractured english it reads "why you can not help me. anothers fourth year, you can't or you don't want." the chains make the family worried about his health. he suffers from diabetes. he's a retired fbi agent who disappeared in iran. his family says he was on a business trip investigating cigarette smuggling. he was last seen on quiche island off the coast of iran. the state department flatly deny he was working for the u.s. government. carol? >> in one of the signs that he was holding up, it said guantanamo. why do you
susan candiotti has been following the story. do we even know who his captors are? >> carol, it's not clear exactly who is holding bob levinson captive or exactly where he is and his family is getting more and more worried with each passing day. they decided to release these disturbing photos they received more than a year and a half ago because they are anxious and frustrated that not enough is being done to free mr. levinson. not enough progress after nearly six years. the photos were...
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susan candiotti is joining us from staten island. you spoke with a resident there who still can't go home. is that a problem for many? i mean, what is life like for these people now? >> reporter: it is a problem for people here on staten island. you see that even now, a few months after superstorm sandy hit, there is still demolition work going on, removing debris. a lot of people, as you said, are still living in their homes without the basic necessities. some of them simply don't want to leave. they want to stay put among their own belongings. there are places that can get help while they're waiting repairs to begin. larry gonzalez has a problem at his house because he believes it should be demolished and is in an argument with the city that thinks it can be repaired. fema and the like. heating oil poured into the house when a storm surge came and filled his basement with like four feet of water. he's getting really frustrated. >> telling me, oh, it can be cleaned up. when i ask if they would bring their kids in here, they tell me
susan candiotti is joining us from staten island. you spoke with a resident there who still can't go home. is that a problem for many? i mean, what is life like for these people now? >> reporter: it is a problem for people here on staten island. you see that even now, a few months after superstorm sandy hit, there is still demolition work going on, removing debris. a lot of people, as you said, are still living in their homes without the basic necessities. some of them simply don't want...
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. >> a defense attorney for the other accused teen spoke to susan candiotti and claims a text message may be a crucial piece of evidence in the upcoming trial. >> i would like to bring up an interesting fact that we do plan on presented at trial is that my client received a text message from the alleged victim herself saying that she said, i know you didn't rape me. >> reporter: what? >> she texted my client the next day saying, quote, i know you didn't rape me. >> do you have that text? >> we do. that is something that's going to be introduced at trial. >> reporter: what did he reply? >> that's something that's going to be introduced at trial, yes. >> reporter: why do you think she sent that? >> because i dhoint she thinks she was raped >>> the fiscal cliff, not important. the debt ceiling, not important, at least according to newt gingrich. at least they are not to him. details on why newt says it is time for washington to take a good look in the mirror. >>> 2013 is proving to be moore expensive for many americans. we will show you the top ten items that will cost you more this year
. >> a defense attorney for the other accused teen spoke to susan candiotti and claims a text message may be a crucial piece of evidence in the upcoming trial. >> i would like to bring up an interesting fact that we do plan on presented at trial is that my client received a text message from the alleged victim herself saying that she said, i know you didn't rape me. >> reporter: what? >> she texted my client the next day saying, quote, i know you didn't rape me. >>...
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susan candiotti is there. susan, i see behind you tents in this weather, people have resorted to living pretty much outside. >> reporter: actually, no, these tents are not set up for people to live here. but they are acting because of a woman who is helping people out as a place where they can gather, where they can get a hot meal and where they can talk to each other about, frankly, getting through this cold weather and more importantly getting through living through the aftermath of hurricane sandy. so let me show you around this place, this is a tent set up by a woman, who is trying to gather supplies like car seats and the normal things you would need to get by after a storm. all kinds of things to help in your household. and this tent has been sent up, being heated, they received a heater a month ago from the police commissioner of new york city, ray kelly, who donated it. and inside this tent, you have some people who are warming up, they have come on in with me. and here you can get a hot meal over here
susan candiotti is there. susan, i see behind you tents in this weather, people have resorted to living pretty much outside. >> reporter: actually, no, these tents are not set up for people to live here. but they are acting because of a woman who is helping people out as a place where they can gather, where they can get a hot meal and where they can talk to each other about, frankly, getting through this cold weather and more importantly getting through living through the aftermath of...
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they are not required to disclose those trips. >> susan candiotti, thanks very much. let's consider the political fallout. our national political correspondent jim acosta is here in "the situation room." did you find him? >> he showed up a couple of times on the senate floor, wolf, but he was very difficult to track down. it appears he did not show up for a policy lunch with vice president biden earlier this afternoon. he appears to be keeping a low profile these days and that's about it. those two appearances on the senate floor. the political fallout swirling around senator menendez is unclear at this point. it appears that both ends of pennsylvania, at least for the moment, are backing away from the man who is now the next chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. harry reid cautioned reporters to be wary of the menendez story because of the source of where these allegations came from. however, that was before a menendez spokesperson confirmed late last night that the new jersey senator had reimbursed florida eye doctor $58,000 for those charter flights d
they are not required to disclose those trips. >> susan candiotti, thanks very much. let's consider the political fallout. our national political correspondent jim acosta is here in "the situation room." did you find him? >> he showed up a couple of times on the senate floor, wolf, but he was very difficult to track down. it appears he did not show up for a policy lunch with vice president biden earlier this afternoon. he appears to be keeping a low profile these days and...